格氏貂

鼬科貂属哺乳动物

格氏貂Martes gwatkinsii)是唯一生活在南印度。牠們分佈在尼爾吉里丘陵西高止山脈

格氏貂
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 哺乳纲 Mammalia
目: 食肉目 Carnivora
科: 鼬科 Mustelidae
属: 貂属 Martes
种:
格氏貂 M. gwatkinsii
二名法
Martes gwatkinsii
(Horsfield, 1851)

特徵

格氏貂與黃喉貂相似,但體型較大,其前額亦明顯凹陷。牠們背部深色,喉嚨呈黃色至橙色。牠們體長55-65厘米,尾巴長40-45厘米,重2.1公斤。

分佈

格氏貂分佈在尼爾吉里丘陵果達古南部及喀拉拉邦北部。[2][3][4][5]

生態及行為

對於格氏貂所知很少。牠們是日間活動的,棲於樹上,有時也會落到地下。有指牠們吃鳥類、細小的哺乳動物昆蟲[6]

參考

  1. ^ Choudhury, A., Wozencraft, C., Muddapa, D. & Yonzon, P. Martes gwatkinsii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. [2009-03-11]. 
  2. ^ Christopher, G. & Jayson, E.A. Sightings of Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii Horsfield) at Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary and Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India. Small Carnivore Conservation. 1996, 15: 3–4. 
  3. ^ Madhusudan, M.D. Sighting of the Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii) at Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India. Small Carnivore Conservation. 1995, 13: 6–7. 
  4. ^ Gokula, V. & Ramachandran, N.K. A record of the Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii Horsfield). J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 1996, 93: 82. 
  5. ^ Muduppa, D. Lesser known carnivores of the Western Ghats IN ENVIS Bulletin : Wildlife, Protected areas: Mustelids, Viverrids and Herpestides of India. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun. 1999, 2 (2): 65–70. 
  6. ^ Hutton, A.F. Feeding habits of the Nilgiri marten. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 1944, 48: 374–375.